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Title: 3D Printing Amorphous Polysiloxane Terpolymers via Vat Photopolymerization

Abstract

Abstract Photocuring and vat photopolymerization (VP) additive manufacturing (AM) is reported for two families of fully amorphous poly(dimethyl siloxane) (PDMS) terpolymers containing either diphenylsiloxy (DiPhS) or diethylsiloxy (DiEtS) repeating units. A thiol‐functionalized PDMS crosslinker enables rapid crosslinking in air using efficient thiol–ene addition. Differential scanning calorimetry and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) confirm the absence of crystallinity for the DiPhS‐containing systems, while DMA shows a rubbery plateau extending to greater than 200 °C for the DiEtS‐containing system. VP‐AM of both photopolymer systems afford well‐defined 3D geometries, including high aspect ratio structures, which demonstrate feasibility of these photopolymers for the 3D printing of unique geometric objects that require elastomeric performance to temperatures as low as −120 °C.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1];  [2];  [3];  [4];  [3];  [5]; ORCiD logo [1]
  1. Department of Chemistry Macromolecules Innovation Institute Virginia Tech Blacksburg VA 24061 USA
  2. Kansas Polymer Research Center Pittsburg State University Pittsburg KS 66762 USA
  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering Macromolecules Innovation Institute Virginia Tech Blacksburg VA 24061 USA
  4. Honeywell Federal Manufacturing &, Technologies LLC Kansas City MO 64147 USA
  5. Department of Chemistry Pittsburg State University Pittsburg KS 66762 USA
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USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1489887
Resource Type:
Publisher's Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics Journal Volume: 220 Journal Issue: 4; Journal ID: ISSN 1022-1352
Publisher:
Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
Country of Publication:
Germany
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Sirrine, Justin M., Zlatanic, Alisa, Meenakshisundaram, Viswanath, Messman, Jamie M., Williams, Christopher B., Dvornic, Petar R., and Long, Timothy E. 3D Printing Amorphous Polysiloxane Terpolymers via Vat Photopolymerization. Germany: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1002/macp.201800425.
Sirrine, Justin M., Zlatanic, Alisa, Meenakshisundaram, Viswanath, Messman, Jamie M., Williams, Christopher B., Dvornic, Petar R., & Long, Timothy E. 3D Printing Amorphous Polysiloxane Terpolymers via Vat Photopolymerization. Germany. https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.201800425
Sirrine, Justin M., Zlatanic, Alisa, Meenakshisundaram, Viswanath, Messman, Jamie M., Williams, Christopher B., Dvornic, Petar R., and Long, Timothy E. Mon . "3D Printing Amorphous Polysiloxane Terpolymers via Vat Photopolymerization". Germany. https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.201800425.
@article{osti_1489887,
title = {3D Printing Amorphous Polysiloxane Terpolymers via Vat Photopolymerization},
author = {Sirrine, Justin M. and Zlatanic, Alisa and Meenakshisundaram, Viswanath and Messman, Jamie M. and Williams, Christopher B. and Dvornic, Petar R. and Long, Timothy E.},
abstractNote = {Abstract Photocuring and vat photopolymerization (VP) additive manufacturing (AM) is reported for two families of fully amorphous poly(dimethyl siloxane) (PDMS) terpolymers containing either diphenylsiloxy (DiPhS) or diethylsiloxy (DiEtS) repeating units. A thiol‐functionalized PDMS crosslinker enables rapid crosslinking in air using efficient thiol–ene addition. Differential scanning calorimetry and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) confirm the absence of crystallinity for the DiPhS‐containing systems, while DMA shows a rubbery plateau extending to greater than 200 °C for the DiEtS‐containing system. VP‐AM of both photopolymer systems afford well‐defined 3D geometries, including high aspect ratio structures, which demonstrate feasibility of these photopolymers for the 3D printing of unique geometric objects that require elastomeric performance to temperatures as low as −120 °C.},
doi = {10.1002/macp.201800425},
journal = {Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics},
number = 4,
volume = 220,
place = {Germany},
year = {Mon Jan 07 00:00:00 EST 2019},
month = {Mon Jan 07 00:00:00 EST 2019}
}

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